New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 1 November 2010
| Public Act | 1979 No 41 |
| Date of assent | 2 November 1979 |
| Commencement | 2 November 1979 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Department of Internal Affairs.
4 Responsibility for promotion of litter control
6 Other Litter Control Officers
7 Powers and duties of Officers
Powers and duties of public authorities and others
9 Receptacles to be provided in public places
10 Territorial authority may require occupier of private land to clear litter
11 Local or public authority may make grants, etc, for the abatement or prevention of litter
12 Public authorities may make bylaws
13 Territorial authorities may adopt infringement notice provisions
14A Entitlement to infringement fees
15 Deposit of litter in public place or on private land
16 Wilful breaking of bottles or glass
17 Offences in respect of Officers
18 Liability of officers of body corporate
19 Offences punishable on summary conviction
19A Strict liability for certain offences
19B Defences to strict liability offences
Special powers of convicting court
20 Offender may be ordered to clear area
22 Repeals, revocations, and amendment
Schedule
Form of infringement notice
[Repealed]
An Act to make better provision for the abatement and control of litter
